Traditional Medical Herbalist

Earnshaw’s Herbal Dispensary was set
up by John Earnshaw a fully qualified Medical Herbalist. The
dispensary is stocked with a wide range of herbal tinctures,
dried herbs, oils and creams and also some of our own tried
and tested herbal formulas.

John Earnshaw is the principal Medical Herbalist at Earnshaw's
and is a registered member of the College of Practitioners
of Phytotherapy a body much like the National Institute of
Medical Herbalists, which was set up to maintain high standards
in the Herbal Medicine profession. Members of both organisations
agree to abide by a strict code of ethics which help to maintain
safe and effective practices in the use of herbal medicines.

John became interested in herbal medicine whilst working
for a leading biotechnology company which used Human Monoclonal
Antibodies as medicines. Since qualifying in 2003 John has set up Earnshaw’s
Herbal Dispensary, and has carried out hundreds of consultations
and helped many people back to good health. He truly
believes a more rounded approach to health is more amenable
to helping people rather than just a symptomatic approach.

John gained a BSc(Hons) degree in Herbal Medicine from the
College of Phytotherapy in Sussex, receiving an education
in orthodox medical science and 4 years study of plant medicine.
With his training and clinical experience at Earnshaw’s
Herbal Dispensary he has gained expert knowledge in the use
of medicinal herbs.
He also has a BSc(Hons) degree in Genetics from the University
of London and a Higher National Diploma in Agriculture from
Askham Bryan College in York.

Prior to becoming a Medical Herbalist John worked in science.
He spent over 5 years working in Cambridge as a Senior Research
Scientist for a biotechnology company developing a patented
technology used to isolate Human Monoclonal Antibodies for
use as therapeutic drugs. Prior to that he spent 3 years at
the Royal Veterinary College, London working in a group researching
gene expression in diseased and developing muscle. His academic
research has been published and can be found in the list of
publications below.